Wrox-96X-961 Fm

the only radio station I listen to. I love them playing music from up and coming artists!

96x ROCKS! Love alternative music, and they play it well! I am glad that they got rid of The Mike and Bob show. That was a waste of good air time. I love listening to 96x on my way to work! Keep up the good work!

I’ve been a fan of 96X for a long time. Here’s the thing: they are a corporately-​owned radio station, and yet they still tend to be pretty cool… and what I mean by this is the fact that they will play a track or cut from an album that is not necessarily the «hit single». They’ll surprise you with this when you suddenly here a track like Francis Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle from Nirvana’s In Utero album. This gets big points in my book.
Also, the have the Mike and Bob Show, of which I am a fan. I like the fact that they’ve taken the concept of the morning show and applied it to the timeslot for the «drive home». It cracks me up and is a great addition to an already cool station. Put it to you like this: it’s «number one» on my radio pre-​dial.

Uh, I second most of what reviewer Carnelia said about how 96X used to be kind of the cool alternative station back in the day. Now it feels a little like a corporate version of itself. But maybe I’m just getting old.
I don’t get much out of the Mike and Bob show either. Nothing against it particularly – a little juvenile humor is fine now and then. But I usually get bored and eventually change the station.
I used to listen to Mancow occasionally when they carried his show in the mornings. I think he’s on an a.m. station now.
I do keep 96X on my saved stations for when I’m in the cock rock mood. If they happen to be playing music at the time, they usually don’t let me down.

I’m giving 96x four stars for one simple fact — they have The Mike and Bob Show. I love listening to this show on my evening commute home, they always crack me up and they are super entertaining. It’s the kind of show that after you listen to it for a while you’ll start to learn the characters that frequently appear as well as the guys’ personalities and the different skits they do.
They also interview celebrities on the show time to time depending on who is in the area for a concert or for a comedy show. I definitely recommend checking them out at any time from 2pm-​7pm, laughter will ensue!
As far as the overall music at 96x, it’s just alright. Mostly rock. Not much more to say about that.

I remember being a kid in the late 90s and early 2000s (wow, that always sounds so weird to say) and rocking out to 96X. The music felt new and raw and the station was like the rebel radio for the conservative sound waves of Virginia Beach. Touting a Modern Rock Revolution, 96 X belittled FM99s classic and 80s rock sets and set out to find new and upcoming sounds to fill our ears.
Now when I listen to 96X I cringe. Like MTV, I and many other’s are asking 96X «Where’s the Music!!!» Every time I tune into this station hoping to hear some Phoenix, B.O.B. or even some Nine Inch Nails all I hear is Mike and Bob. Why is this show interesting/​funny again? Two New York guys talk about mundane subjects such as «movies with lines in them» and they run the show for the entire day, with like 5 minutes worth of music every other hour?! What is this? I hate it. There. Play some damn music please. NOW!

I like most of the modern rock music on 96x, but I have to say the best part of 96x is the Mike and Bob Show, weekday afternoons. Let me caveat this by saying, I hate talk radio shows of any kind. They are all obnoxious and just blah blah blah noise. But Mike and Bob are freaking hilarious! I can’t help but listen, at least during drive time. Really awesome local show.